Scott Bennett and Joe Zavaglia Discuss IPO Considerations for GCs at TechGC’s 2022 IPO Conference

Cravath partners Scott Bennett and Joe Zavaglia spoke on separate panels at TechGC’s 2022 IPO Conference, which was held from September 21‑23, 2022, in San Francisco. The annual event brings together GCs and outside experts directly involved in the past year’s tech IPOs to review developments and provide strategic guidance.

Scott, speaking on September 22, discussed considerations for general counsels of companies viewing a potential IPO, including common pitfalls and not‑readily apparent issues GCs need to be prepared to identify, prepare for and respond to.

Joe, speaking on the conference’s main stage on September 23, provided an overview of corporate governance considerations in connection with initial public offerings. Joe and his co-panelist discussed considerations around pre-IPO investor rights and interests, founder goals and objectives, shareholder voting arrangements and IPO marketing implications that should be top of mind when designing a corporate governance framework.